This episode of the Simpsons is a great example of mimetic desire. Bart starts hanging out with McBain’s daughter. He does not realize that she is practically in love with him. He treats it as a normal friendship, probably because she has an awesome dad. He never catches on to what she wants. When Lisa explains to Bart that she is in love with him, he wants to end it because he doesn’t want a relationship. She takes it very hard and starts dating Millhouse. Only when Bart sees that they are together does he want to be with her. This is an example of mimetic desire. The only reason Bart wants to be with her now is because Millhouse has her. Bart didn’t like her at first but now would do anything to steal her from Millhouse. Lisa even has to use examples to show Bart that the only reason he wants her is because of Millhouse. She takes the ball from Maggie, but Bart doesn’t see the point, as he wants the ball also. The audience for this show is for everyone. Older people understand the points behind the show and can get a good laugh. Younger people will find many things humorous and may possibly learn a few lessons. This episode may be problematic to young ladies. It makes it seem that guys only want to be with girls because of who they are with. It shows that guys compete for her, just to compete with each other.